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D12 Japanese Antiques four doors, fittings, Washi Shoji door Zigzag Pattern
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: Cedar wood, paper
Size: Width 505 x Height 1375 x Depth 30 mm weight 5kg/total
Estimate Packaging (9 mm thick plywood sandwiched)
: 20 cm x 59 cm x 147 cm, weight 15kg
S...
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20th Century Japanese Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Cedar, Paper
B12 Japanese Antiques 6panels, Silver Paper, folding Screen
Located in Niiza, JP
Silver-covered folding screen
Material: Paper on wooden frame
One piece: W600×H1745mm×D20mm,
Unfolded size: W3630mm
Folded size: W615×H1745×D105mm, 12kg
Packaging (sandwiched with 5-...
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20th Century Japanese Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
19th Century Framed Pre Raphaelite Print of a Russian Prisoner with a Cossack
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th Century Framed Pre Raphaelite Print of a Russian Prisoner with a Cossack Horseman
Vintage 19th Century Pre Raphaelite Print of a Russia...
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Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Early Japanese Woodblock Print Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto by Kawase Hasui
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early edition Japanese woodblock print "Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto by Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) from the series Collected Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen). The series was created in 1933 and this is an early edition with the publisher copyright seal "Hanken shoyu fukyo mosha Watanabe Shozaburo" dated from 1931-1941. Signed and sealed Hasui in plate. Date and titled on the lower margin.
For a comparable print, see lot 86 in Sotheby's London Auction Landscape to City: A Collection of 20th Century Japanese Prints...
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1930s Japanese Showa Vintage Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Framed Japanese Woodblock Print Carp and Tortoises by Yoshida Hiroshi
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese color woodblock print by Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) entitled "Carp and Tortoises". Relatively scarce on the market, the work was created in 1940 by the artist and printed...
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1940s Japanese Showa Vintage Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Edo Period Rimpa School Golden Screen - Summer Florals
By Rimpa School
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Edo Period Golden Screen - Summer Florals
Period: Edo
Size: 285 x 92.5 cm (112.2 x 36.4 inches)
SKU: PTA141
This Edo period screen is a golden-framed window into the summer gardens...
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
$3,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Collotype Print by Ryunosuke Fukui
from "Maiko" Series
- print no 8
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A large print created by Ryunosuke Fukui, a highly acclaimed modernist artist from Japan who lived between 1923 and 1986. Fukui's art has been exhibited in many prestigious museums a...
Category
20th Century Showa Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Other
Japanese Woodcut Print Utagawa Kunisada
Toyokuni III
, Kyoto, Japan C.1950
Located in London, GB
A framed woodcut print of a Japanese Lady originally by Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III).
one of the most famous Japanese Ukiyo-e artists, Utagawa Kunisad...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Antique Japanese Six-Panel Screen by Kano Chikanobu "Shushin"
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Late 17th century Kano school peony landscape screens. Both screens signed: Hogan Josen Fujiwara Chikanobu Hitsu - Kano Chikanobu (Shushin) (1660 - 1728...
Category
Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Ando Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese Woodblock Print Mallard Duck
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Woodblock print depicting a mallard duck beneath the reeds surmounted on paper.. Presented in a wood frame with fine beading, matted and glazed.
Black calligraphy inscription upper l...
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Mid-20th Century Asian Meiji Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Muramasa Kudo Signed Limited Edition Japanese Serigraph Print Ocean Breeze
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and engaging large limited edition serigraph print by Japanese artist/print master Muramasa Kudo (1948-) titled "Ocean Breeze".
The work, w...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Japanese Six Panel Screen: Clouds of Golden Mist
Located in Hudson, NY
Mineral pigments and gold on mulberry paper. Signature reads: Bunrei-Ga.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold
Showa Period Jinmaku Screen
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Showa Jinmaku Screen
Period: Showa
Size: 376x171 cm
Discover the historical charm of our Showa Jinmaku screen, impeccably preserved and in extremely good condition. Jinmaku, or "mi...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
B25 Japanese Antiques CalligraphyA 6panels, Silver Paper, folding Screen
Located in Niiza, JP
Calligraphy, folding screen
Material: Paper, wooden frame
1 piece: Width 590 x Height 1700 x Depth 15 mm
Expanded size: Width 3580 mm
Folded size: Width 610 x Height 1700 x Depth 10...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Woodblock Print the Tartar Wall Peking by Charles William Bartlett
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese woodblock print entitled The Tartar Wall, Peking by British artist Charles William Bartlett (1860-1960) created in 1919. This rare original state print depicts the outside...
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1910s Japanese Taisho Vintage Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Antique Japanese Kano School Painting by Yosenin Korenobu
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Six-panel Kano School tiger screen by Yosenin Korenobu (1753-1808). Sumi-e ink on paper, late 18th century.
Dimensions: H 169cm x W 382cm.
Category
Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Edo Period (19th) Japanese antique painting of flowers
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Japanese antique painting of flowers 19 C
Weight 3kg ( 6.6lb)
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk, Paper
Lovely 19th/Early 20th Century Landscape Painting China Artist Painted Pine Tree
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
As you can see, it is a work of landscape, a glance at the Mountains of Heaven. Part of a set of 3 paintings.
Condition
Overall condition Age si...
Category
20th Century Chinese Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
$662 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Irises on Gold
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Irises on Gold
Showa period (1926 - 1989) painting, beautifully mounted with silvered hardware. Seal reads: Eishun. Mineral pigments on gold with a silk ...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Edo Period Seasonal Transition Screen
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Edo Period Seasonal Transition Screen
Period: Edo
Size: 368 x 153 cm
This exquisite six-panel screen, adorned with golden flakes, beautifully portrays the seamless transitio...
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
$3,208 Sale Price
61% Off
Two-panel screen of " Rinpa School"
Located in Brescia, IT
Floral scene of a Rimpa School garden with polychrome chrysanthemum flowers.
Two-panel screen painted in pigment on gilded rice paper of beautiful size and well preserved.
Bold color...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
RARE
COLLECTABLE 2.4 METER HIGH ANTiQUE CIRCA 1860 CHINESE ANCESTRAL PORTRAIT
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite, extra large, circa 1860-1880 Chinese Ancestral Portrait
Please note the delivery...
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1860s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
FINE
COLLECTABLE 2.4 METER HIGH ANTIQUE CIRCA 1860 CHINESE ANCESTRAL PORTRAiT
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite, extra large, circa 1860-1880 Chinese Ancestral Portrait
Please note the delivery...
Category
1860s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Japanese Six-Panel Screen, Open Ocean
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese six-panel screen, open ocean, late Edo - early Meiji period, circa 1870, painting of plovers flying over cresting waves. Sumi ink on mulberry paper with a silk brocade borde...
Category
1870s Japanese Antique Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Japanese Woodblock Print Fumees de Santal by Paul Jacoulet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese Woodblock print by Paul Jacoulet (French, 1896-1960) entitled Fumees de Santal. Mandchoukuo (Sandelwood Smoke. Manchuria). Created in 1948, this is one of the most success...
Category
1940s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
France 18th Century Four Panel Screen With Arched Tops.
Located in Dallas, TX
A Four Panel Screen With Arched Tops, Portion Painted In Gray-Blue, Depicting A Hunt Scene In Foreground With Men And Dogs Hunting A Boar; And Bottom Portion Of Panels Feature Larg Fluted Brown Urns...
Category
18th Century French Antique Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paint, Paper
Kiyoshi Saito Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Hirato Nagasaki A
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully composed woodblock print by famed Japanese Sosaku Hanga printmaker Kiyoshi Saito. Many consider Saito to be one of the most important, if not the most important, contem...
Category
1960s Japanese Showa Vintage Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
B15 Japanese Antiques 6panels, Silver Paper, folding Screen
Located in Niiza, JP
Silver foil folding screen
Material: Paper pasted on wooden frame
1 piece: Width 595 x Height 1740 x Depth 18 mm
Expanded size: Width 3610 mm
Folded size: Width 615 x Height 1740 x D...
Category
20th Century Japanese Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Japanese screen two-panel
Located in Brescia, IT
Eagle on a pine branch with traces of white snow.
A rare subject for this mid-century two-panel screen, painted in mineral pigments on gilded paper.
The screen is a nice size and is ...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Indian Floral Still-Life from the Midcentury Period with Flowers and Calligraphy
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Indian vintage framed still-life of vertical format from the mid-20th century, with white, orange and blue flowers topped with calligraphy. Born in India during the mid-20th centu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Framed Chinese Erotic Pillow Book, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
A pillow book was meant to teach a young bride about the art of lovemaking. This rare museum-quality 19th century example is composed of 12 masterfully pai...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk, Paper
20th Century Japanese Woodblock Print of Kabuki Actors, Toshusai Sharaku C.1930
Located in London, GB
20th Century Japanese woodblock print of kabuki Actors, Toshusai Sharaku C.1930
Toshusai Sharaku
Japanese woodblock print after Toshusai Sharaku
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
SADANOBU HASAGAWA III -
Geisha Girl in Winter
- Woodblock Print - 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
SADANOBU HASAGAWA III (1881-1963) - 'Geisha Girl in Winter' - Vintage woodblock print - single print (not part of a series) - signed in the pr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Edo Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Vintage Chinese Lithograph Advertisement Poster, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This advertising poster from the 1930s melds the meticulous detail of traditional Chinese painting with the craft of color lithography that was popularized in China during the econom...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Antique Japanese Wood Block Print Of Scene From Sumidagawa Play, Tsukioka
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Japanese Wood Block Print Of Scene From Sumidagawa Play Signed By Kogyo Tsukioka 19thC
Measures - 13 3/8" x 18" x 1 1/4"
This antique Japanese woodblock print, signed by Ko...
Category
19th Century Antique Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
$480 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Woodblock Print Famous Views of the Sixty-Odd Provinces by Hiroshige
Located in Atlanta, GA
Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
Series: Pictures of Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces
Number: 5: Settsu Province: Sumiyoshi, Idemi Beach
Medium: Woodblock Print
Date: 1853 (Kaei 6), 7th month
Number of Prints: 70/70 (inc. Title Page)
Format: Vertical Oban
Size (H x W): 14" x 9.25" print only.
Publisher: Koshimuraya Heisuke (Koshihei)
Block Cutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Signature: Hiroshige hitsu
Additional marks: Censors' seals: Mera, Watanabe, Ox 7
Displayed with mat and gilt wood frame.
Reference: For an identical print, see the collection of MFA Boston...
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1850s Japanese Edo Antique Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Japan Small Folding Two-Panel Blue Furosaki Tea Screen Contemporary Simplicity
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan folding two-panel tea screen furosaki byobu depicting a simple cream colored back ground with a blue border, colors on paper 21.5” high and 74” wide when fully extended.
A lo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper, Fabric, Wood
Treasures of Islam Collectible Art Book by Toby Folk 1985
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Treasures of Islam by Toby FALK,
Hardback in the excellent pictorial dust-jacket. pp 400; 567 color illustrations.
Catalogue of the immense exhibition of Islamic Art held at the ...
Category
20th Century Asian Moorish Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Japanese Six-Panel Screen Late Winter into Early Spring
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese six-panel screen: Late winter into early spring, Rimpa style painting of a garden scene with doves on a bamboo fence. Flowers in bloom including ...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of Japanese Edo Period Musha Ningyo Courtier Dolls
Located in Austin, TX
Two exquisite Japanese musha ningyo dolls, crafted as courtiers, Edo Period, early 19th century, Japan.
The older man can be identified as the h...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Shell, Brocade, Silk, Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper
Morris Rosenfeld Black and White Photograph of a Marconi-Rigged Sloop
Located in Norwell, MA
Morris Rosenfeld black and white photograph of a Marconi-Rigged sloop. Signed lower right "M. Rosenfeld, N.Y. Great original photograph from the King ...
Category
1940s North American Vintage Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Edo Period Kyoto Screen (2/2)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Edo Period Kyoto Screen
Period: Edo period
Size: 343 x 176 cm (134.6 x 69 inches)
This stunning Edo period screen depicts typical scenes of daily life...
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper, Wood, Silk
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Hollyhocks in Full Bloom
Located in Hudson, NY
Very soft and tranquil, red and white hollyhocks painted in mineral pigments on mulberry paper with natural wood trim. Signature and seal: Kohyo
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper, Wood
The Plovers over the Sea Shores Screen (2/2)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
The Plovers over the Sea Shores Screen
Period: 18th century (Edo period)
Size: 360 x 170 cm (141.7 x 66.9 inches)
SKU: PA39
Travel back in time with this classic Edo period screen,...
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Japanese Woodblock Print Le Mandarin Aux Lunettes by Paul Jacoulet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese Woodblock print by Paul Jacoulet (French, 1896-1960) entitled Le Mandarin Aux Lunettes. Mandchoukuo (The Mandarin with Glasses, Manchuria). Created in 1950, part of Dedica...
Category
1950s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
19th Century Japanese Woodblock Framed Triptych Scene Of A Kabuki Performance
Located in London, GB
Japanese Woodblock Triptych Scene Of A Kabuki Theatrical Performance
Toyohara Kunichika (1835 - 1900)
Framed, each woodblock print: 23 ...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Large Collotype Print by Ryunosuke Fukui
from "Maiko" Series
- print no 7
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A large print created by Ryunosuke Fukui, a highly acclaimed modernist artist from Japan who lived between 1923 and 1986. Fukui's art has been exhibited in many prestigious museums a...
Category
20th Century Showa Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Other
Japanese Six-Panel Screen, Winter Landscape with Flowering Plum
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese six-panel screen: Winter landscape with flowering plum, Meiji period (1868-1912) painting of a full moon with wild grasses between river's edge and a snow covered plum tree ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large Handpainted Asian parasol on rice paper - Chinese cranes and bambo Ø 215cm
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Handpainted Asian parasol on rice paper - Chinese cranes and bambo Ø 215cm - Gabriella Savoye Signed
Asian decoration - Vintage - Feng Shui
Measures : Ø 215cm H215cm
Material : Bamb...
Category
20th Century Chinese Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Japanese Two Panel Screen Late Autumn Forest, Rare Obara Paper Art Screen
Located in Hudson, NY
A masterful landscape made entirely of carefully arranged mulberry paper fibers in a Japanese art practice called Obara. Accented with gold leaf. Incredible craftsmanship and a wonderful rendering of bare trees. Made by Yamauchi Issei (b. 1929), stamped in the corner. Issei is well known throughout Japan as the leading artist in Obara Paper Art. Starting in 1948, he apprenticed with Fuji Tatsukichi, a leading proponent of the arts and crafts movement in Japan who worked to Revive many cultural traditions on the brink of extinction. Issei started exhibiting in the Nitten in 1953, won the Gold Medal in 1963, and eventually became a juror. His artwork was given as a gift to the Showa Emperor of Japan, as well as dignitaries such as General Douglas MacArthur...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Woodblock Print Le Bonze Errant by Paul Jacoulet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese Woodblock print by Paul Jacoulet (French, 1896-1960) entitled Le Bonze Errant. Coree (The Wandering Buddhist Priest, Korea). Created in 1948, this wonderful print showcase...
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1940s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Japanese Art Yoshitoshi Tsukioka Woodblock print [No2 Ishiyama moon] Ukiyoe
Located in Niiza, JP
Print size: 225 x 330 mm
Sheet size: 270 x 390 mm
"Tsuki Hyakushi Masterpiece Collection “『月百姿傑作撰集』 is a compilation of selected masterpieces
from ”Tsuki Hyakushi"『月百姿』 a masterpi...
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20th Century Japanese Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
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Japanese Two Panel Screen: Chrysanthemums Over Twig Fence
Located in Hudson, NY
Mineral pigment and gold dust on mulberry paper. Silk brocade border and black lacquer trim. From the collection of Moke Mokotoff
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold
Japanese Antiques Suzuki Kiryu(鈴木冀龍), Tiger painting , Framed on Paper
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: frame/Acrylic and cloth , ink on paper
There is very little information available
about this artist.
He is from Oita, so it is likely that he is a member of
the Nagasak...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Two-panel screen
Located in Brescia, IT
Modern two-panel screen with white peonies.
Hand-painted on vegetable paper.
Very fresh work that is easy to incorporate into design furniture.
Very good state of preservation, sig...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
$3,559
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Woodland Dream
Located in Hudson, NY
An unusual subject of a dream-like woodland landscape with a distant mountain. Heavy mineral pigments on paper with brown lacquer trim and bronze hardware.
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
B30 Japanese Antiques 6panels, Silver Paper, folding Screen, red-rimmed
Located in Niiza, JP
Silver foil folding screen
Material: Paper pasted on wooden frame
1 piece: Width 600 x Height 1745 x Depth 20 mm
Expanded size: Width 3640 mm
Folded size: Width 620 x Height 1745 x D...
Category
20th Century Japanese Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Miniature Mughal of Emperor Akbar And His Wife In His Courtyard, 19th Century
Located in Islamabad, PK
The Mughal miniature, meticulously created with a single-hair brush on delicate rice paper, depicts Emperor Shah Jahan in two distinct yet visually harmonious scenes with a courtesan...
Category
Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Four Panel Taisho Period Screen Bamboo
Blossom, circa 1920
Located in London, GB
Japanese four panel Taisho Period (1912-1926) screen. Depicting bamboo, blossom and birds in flight. Signed.
Mineral pigment on mulberry paper with silk brocade border, within a lac...
Category
1920s Japanese Taisho Vintage Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk, Paper
Korean Wedding Chest, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
This lacquered wedding chest dates to the early 20th century and was likely originally used as a bridewealth chest during a traditional Korean wedding ceremony. The exterior is finished with red and black lacquer and decorated with two round medallions conveying blessings of luck and longevity. The chest opens from the top, secured with a brass lock plate in the form of a butterfly, a traditional symbol of a life of prosperity and joy. Vintage newsprint...
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Early 20th Century Korean Paper Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
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